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I wrote the post to draw attention the fact that neil . . . scurried away . . . . ?? (um, i'm still here) (if there were few hours more than usual in replying here it may have had something to do with the discussions that interested me most had withered away .... and my exchange with you was certai...

Secret Alias wrote:Of course you didn't read beyond that because your sole purpose in doing research is to find 'evidence' for fringe theories. . . . .

I didn't bother to read beyond this Secret. If you want an honest discussion then refrain from such personal accusations.

You know I have been here from the beginning and love the forum. I wrote the post to draw attention the fact that neil lost an argument and scurried away not acknowledging that he lost the debate. Didn't mean for you to take this seriously. We are obviously on totally different planets. What debate...

I mean we have a great number of individuals here who won't back down on key refutations of their pet projects whether it be C. . . . . whether or not all Israelite societies were governed by the Pentateuch . . . Hoooo boyy!!! Dear Secret, that you should still be harping about this little point do...

Are you here just to proselytize your rhetoric? You did not respond to a single reply in the other threads, and just posted this. I think so. I just did a google search on Tod Stites and find he has a raft of apologetics/pastoral type books on amazon.com. Another god fearing old geezer unable to es...

According to Feldman, Josephus deliberately points out these acts that David engaged in in an effort to parallel similar deeds documented in Homer and Virgil. Correct. It is all assumption. Not enough to fight to the death over. Always healthy to distinguish between assumptions, hypotheses, evidenc...

Well the Hebrew Scriptures are certainly a Taliban-like text -- ordering stoning and death for all sorts of acts and mass slaughter of various select groups of unbelievers. According to Feldman, Josephus deliberately points out these acts that David engaged in in an effort to parallel similar deeds...

I think the author/s of Isaiah are part and parcel of what might loosely be called the "Israelite religion" but I don't accept that their religion was "centred around the revealing of a leader" of any kind. This is what you referred me to? WTF is this? An assertion without any s...

According to Feldman, Josephus deliberately points out these acts that David engaged in in an effort to parallel similar deeds documented in Homer and Virgil. Correct. It is all assumption. Not enough to fight to the death over. Always healthy to distinguish between assumptions, hypotheses, evidenc...

Does this parallel Feldman’s claim that Josephus minimizes Davidic messianic expectations? What evidence does Feldman cite in support of his claim? As far as I am aware Feldman at all times asserts the idea of "Davidic messianic expectations" as a given. Do you know of any exceptions? Tha...